ROCHESTER — Strong winds and rains brought down numerous branches throughout the Lilac City and surrounding communities late Wednesday night.

Police and emergency crews were called out from many communities to respond to fallen branches throughout much of Strafford County.

The first serious report around 10 p.m. was of a tree down on a structure on Parker Mountain Road in Strafford.

Within minutes of that report trees had fallen onto wires on Ridge Road in Farmington, live wires were reported across the road at Camelot Shores in Farmington, a tree was reported to have fallen on a building in Barrington, another tree had fallen across Ham Road in New Durham blocking the roadway, and countless reports of trees and limbs down were scattered throughout the city of Rochester proper, including reports along roads in the downtown vicinity and a couple of incidents in Gonic.

The fierce rains and winds that began in earnest shortly after 10 p.m. had an hour later quieted down substantially.

It's not known if there was any substantial property damage or any personal injury in any of the incidents.